EDUCATORS & ADVOCATES
Teaching the future
leaders of
public health
As educators and advocates in maternal and child health, it’s critical to be knowledgeable about evidence-based, outcome-driven strategies. This page offers curated resources for the public health educator to help every child achieve their optimal health.
NICHQ and EDUCATORS & ADVOCATES
Leveraging information and innovation to improve maternal and child health
The National Institute of Children’s Health has a deep commitment to evidence-informed care, with projects compiling data and evaluating the impact of change strategies on health outcomes for perinatal health, infant health, early childhood, and children with special healthcare needs. We align with evidence-based experts like the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and consider project data through a health equity lens.
Our dedicated staff – with degrees in epidemiology, biostatistics, and public health – understand that to affect positive change, especially at the scale of population health, there are no quick fixes. It takes dedicated, consistent effort at many different levels to produce lasting results.
Our Department of Applied Research and Evaluation (DARE) is embedded into NICHQ project teams, planning and implementing comprehensive evaluation strategies. These insights have informed numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals on topics such as community-based approaches in safe sleep and breastfeeding promotion and exploring a framework for early childhood systems maturity.
Because we are deeply committed to our mission, we offer a variety of open access resources, in the form of publications, awareness campaigns, project insights, and more. This page is curated with resources for educators and advocates who are interested in utilizing evidence-based strategies and care recommendations in their work. Use these resources in your practice and share with colleagues to facilitate wider improvements.
Resources by Topics and Tags
Publications
Community infant safe sleep and breastfeeding promotion
A mixed-methods study to improve population-level health outcomes
Though breastfeeding is a protective factor against sudden unexpected infant death, motivations to breastfeed often couple with unsafe infant sleep practices. Racial/ethnic disparities are present in sudden unexpected infant death, accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed, and breastfeeding. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between community-level strategies and associated state-level outcomes for infant safe sleep and breastfeeding.
Findings
We identified two mixed insights: gaps in promotion and outcomes, and persistent disparities between infant safe sleep and breastfeeding promotion and outcomes. Findings indicate conversational approaches could improve infant safe sleep and breastfeeding promotion, outcomes, and relative disparities. Community collaboration is needed to address organizational capacity limitations in promoting infant safe sleep and breastfeeding.
How NICHQ Can Serve You
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Webinars for Educators
The Equity Exchange: Reproductive Justice + Black Feminism
Join us for a discussion about Reproductive Justice & Black Feminism for Black Maternal Health Week
Learning from the Landscape: Strategies in Early Childhood Health Equity
Webinar on how the ECHE Landscape Project helped address social determinants of health for children.
Reducing Preterm Birth
Webinar on data collected as part of IM CoIIN to improve birth outcomes and decrease infant morality rates.
Impact of Doulas on MCH
This webinar highlights doula benefits, Medicaid legislation, and their role in healthcare.
Top resources for educators and advocates
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